Affiliation:
1. Departments of Audiology, JSS Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore, Karnataka, India
Abstract
Objective:
The present systematic review focused on exploring the published articles on the application of treatment of Bhramari Pranayama (BP) on Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI).
Methods:
A systematic search was carried out to identify the eligible studies exploring the effect of BP treatment on functional handicap caused by tinnitus in PubMed, Mesh PubMed, Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, Francis and Taylor, Elsevier, Embase, Cochrane Library, PsycINFO, and IndMED in electronic databases. Studies on applying the treatment of BP on lessening functional impairment reflected in THI were identified following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Articles were screened for inclusion by two independent reviewers, with a third reviewer for adjudication. The Cochrane risk-of-bias tool was used to investigate the quality appraisal of the included studies.
Results:
Two studies were shortlisted, and the research design of two studies was a randomized control trial and multiple treatment randomized groups. There was a low risk in each of the studies. There was a strong causal relationship between BP and reduced handicap from tinnitus, with the estimated effect size of 0.86 and 0.92 in each study.
Conclusion:
This review highlights the application of the BP has reduced functional handicap among persons with tinnitus having a severity of a moderate degree of handicap.